Feedin G The Workpiece; Planing - Craftsman 113.232240 Owner's Manual

Feeding the Workplace
Hold the board firmly down on both tables and against
the f_nce. Keep fingers c_ose togelher. Feed the board at
a continuous even rate of speed until the cut is made
along the entire length of the board. Any hesitation or
stopping could cause a "step" to be cut on the edge of the
board which would cause the board to ride up on the out-
feed table resulting in a "crooked" edge on the hoard
As the trailing hand passes ever the cutterhead, remove
the leading hand, Continue feeding while placing the
leading hand behind the trailing hand, Continue feeding
in this manner "hand over hand "', until the entire length of
the board is cut. As soon as enough of the workplace has
been cut to do so, put pressure over the cutterhead
and ouffeed table.
Do not feed too fast. A slow steady rate of feed pro-
duces a smooth accurate cut, Feeding too fast causes a
"rippled" cut, makes it difficult to guide the workpiece
accurately, and coutd be dangerous.
NOTE: Wood chips may accumulate inside the iointeri
planer. Periodically clean out the chips from the interior of
the jo inter/planer.
NOTE: Before cleaning wood chips.
• Turn switch "OFF".
° Wait for all moving parts to stop.
• Unplug the jointer/p{aner.
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Feed with the grain whenever possible. If the nature ol
the workplace is such that it must be fed against the
grain, take very light cuts and feed slowly.
Rotation
With the Grain
Planing
Planing is removing wood from the widest surface or face
of a board so as to make it flat and smooth.
Planing on a jointer will not necessarily make the face
that is planed square or p&ratlel to any other surface.
Planing on a jointer only smooths and flattens If you are
planing and jointing a board, the planing operation should
be performed first. This allows the jointed edge to be cut
square to the face which was previously planed flat and
smooth,
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